Fence structure.



D. A. GOODRICH.

FENCE STRUGTURB. APPLICATION FILEDVJAN.19,1'911.

Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

'UNrrEn STATE- s 'PATENT OFFICE. Y

DAVID A. \Goonarcn, or NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.

FENCE STRUCTURE.

To all ywhom it may concern:

Beit known that I, DAVID A. GoonmoI-r, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at North Platte, in the county ofvLincoln and `Sta-te ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FenceStructures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fence structures, and has forv an object toprovide in a structure of this character novel and .improved forms ofposts for supporting the line wires and to provide one or more of suchposts with' wire tightening devices operable to receive the'terminals ofthe line wires and to wind the terminals of the wires in a man-- ner sothat after the desired tension has been obtained they will beeffectively held in' their adjusted positions.

In the drawing, formingl a portion of this specification andin whichllike numerals of. reference. indicate similar parts in the several.viewer- Figure 1 is a perspective view vof a portion of a fencestructure embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical'section throughone of the line posts. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section therethrough.Fig.4 is an end view thereof.

The fence structure comprises the corner postl, and the line posts 2 and3. The corner post is preferably constructed from a single angle ironbar soas to present the angularlydisposed vertical flanges 4 and 5 whichare provided with passages 6 which are arranged in coincidence with eachother so as to receive the line wires 7, which eX- tend throughreceiving slotsv 8 in the line posts 2. f

The post 3 is substantially of U-form in transverse section, beingprovided. with-the parallel spaced side flanges 14 and the curvedconnecting end portion 15 which lat. ter has formed thereinsubstantially superimposed relatively large and preferably oval orelliptical passages 16 which are arranged substantially in line withthe' passages 9 in u the post 2. A winding shaft 17 is disposedimmediately opposite each openin 16, and as shown, the ends of the shaftare ]ournaled in the side flanges 14, one of the'ends .being extendedoutwardly beyond the flange 14 and formed to provide a substantiallySpecification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 26, 1911.V

Application filed January 19, 1911.

Serial No. 603,505.

squared portion 18 to receive anysuitabl well known 'form of socket oroperatin key, (not shown). The shafts 17 havexe thereon verticallydisposed ratchet wheels 1 9, the peripheral toothed surfaces thereofbeing designed for engagement with the spring pawls or locking-dogs-20on'the end' 15 of thepost 3, the said dogs being adapted to holdthe-shafts 17 against retrograde movement.

Each wheel 19 is provided 'on its opposite surfaces with horizontallyldis posed o positely extending pins V21.

On re erence to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, it will be seen that theterminalsof the line wires are extended into the post 3 land-1 arrangedres ectively under and over thewinding sha ts 17 andcorrespondinglyassociated with the pins 21 so as to form in the terminalof each wire a connin or fretaining hook 22. The terminals o the wiresare so engaged with the-pins 21 and with the shaft 17 that they maybesecurely wound spirally on the shafts so as to obtain the tions 14` ofthe post 3 and the side portions desiredtension on the wires. The'sidepor- 4 and 5 ofthe post 1 have their lower ends bifurcated, as at 24, soas to'form a pluralvity of relatively sharp driving points 25.

The post 2 has its side portion 8 formed at' its lowery end to provide asimilar driving point 26.

Iciaimz uIn a-fenc'e structure, .a wire tightener suptially through saidslot, vpins extending laterally from the sides of the ratchet wheel atdiametrically opposite sides of and contiguous to said shaft, and aspring actuated pawl on the outer face of ssn-l wall engaging the teethon the projecting portion of saidratchet wheel.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature 'in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID A. GOODRICI-I. Witnesses:

ANNIE C. KRAMPH, E. F. SEEBERGER Copies of this patent may be obtainedfor ve cents each, by addressing' the Commissioner of Yatents,

Washington, D. U.

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